charge of arson. >> it was a rude, crude incendiary device. nothing sophisticated about it whatsoever. >> reporter: it happened after noon on thursday. the mall on wilson boulevard in arlington soon swarming with county and federal investigators. in is what it looks like inside? the 40-ounce beer bottle with gasoline and a lighted wick came crashing on to the floor in front of the restaurant. >> i heard the shatter of the bolt. it was 50 feet away and i looked up and i saw the smoke and there was flames for 10 secs. >> reporter: he said a group of coast guards ran over and stomp on the device. >> and it was strong and it's like a toss. it's not too much over there. >> reporter: police say during the so much for the suspect, they found a bag with three

other molotov cocktails up there on the second floor of the four-story mall. nobody was hurt in the incident. the attempted fire bombing did force the evacuation of the mall for several hours. >> we want to find out what is inside his head. what would call cause an individual to terrorize a local mall at lunch. >> engineer who has worked at major u.s. corporations. on his facebook page, he waited with -- graduated with a latch lor of science degree from georgia state and lived in staten island, new york, and here in the d.c. area. the judge here in alexandrea this afternoon, ordering him held in jail until his next court date. on monday, brian. developing in prince william county tonight, three women attacked at gun point. one sexually assaulted. that happened last night in the dunphry area. police are on the hunt for an armed man. fox 5s maureen umeh is in the newsroom with more.

good evening. >> reporter: good evening, will. they thought they had safety in numbers but the suspect was not deterred. he was able to get one of the women away from the group and sexually sexual assaulted her. this is a computer-generated composite sketch of the suspect. his face is partially concealed but the police hope someone will recognize him. police say the attack happened last night around 10 along fuller heights road near the intersection of mockbird heights road in the dunphry area. the women had left an event and they were walking home. police say one of them split off to head only and that is when the armed suspect accosted the other two women. he tried to rob them and didn't have money. they went back and got the third woman. when she didn't have any money either, the suspect got one of the women away from the group and sexually assaulted her. one of the women was able to call police. >> being in a group and level- headed, keeping your wits around you, you know, the fact they were able to do this even though it was long go --

ongoing, someone was able to call the police and shows it could have been worse. >> reporter: the approaching lights of the police car carried the suspect away. you have seen him, again, he's describe as a black male with a light to medium complexion, between 5'8", 5'10", 18 to 25 years old, wearing a large dark- hooded sweatshirt and faded baggy jeans and armed with a black-and-silver handgun. anyone with information, call police. >> i am sure police hope someone will notify them if they recognize the guy. thank you. also, d.c. police are asking for your help to track down a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in southeast. the woman told police she was walking wednesday night when a man approached her with a gun. he forced her into the bushes and left her unconscious. when she came to, she said there were since he sexually assaulted her.

tonight, the jury is deciding the fate of two prince georges county police officers. they accused of using excessive force and beating the university of maryland student. paul wagner is outside of the courthouse right now. paul. >> the jury went out at 3:00 this afternoon. a little after they left, they sent a note to the judge asking to see the video once more, even though they have seen it dozens this week and the difference being they wanted to see an enhanced version of the video. the courtroom was cleared and the jury sat there and watched it for 20 minutes. that tape has been going -- has been played over and over and over again this week, and today, the prosecutor used it again. this time, he went through it frame-by-frame. in his closing argument to the jury, the prosecutor used an enhanced version of the new infamous video to show why officers reginald baker and james harrison were guilty of a

crime. telling the jury if not for the video, they would not be in the crime. this is not force but assault. you hide it and move on and that is why neither officer filed a use of force report and that is why one later lied about it and the other apologized. the officers are trying to rewrite history, matching their actions with what is on the video and saying john mckenna was a threat when he was anything but. the defense attorney for reginald baker took a more bradramatic -- dramatic approach in his presenting a, telling the jury it was about perspective while wearing a riot helmet, holding a baton and carrying a shield. he said the students would tell you that john mckenna was skipping down the sidewalk while singing andwaying his hands in celebration. but officers who had been hit with ice and water and rocks that night, might instead see him charging and threatening

and punching. he said four seconds and four strikes with the baton and they want to make my client a criminal? harrison's attorney, david simpson, took 20 minutes to sum up his case telling the jury his client didn't do anything wrong. put yourself in his spot for four seconds, simpson said, and see what you do. jack mckenna was arrested that night and all charges were dropped. harrison and baker are facing charges of second-degree assault and misconduct in office. jack mckenna was back inside the courtroom today watching the closing arguments. in fact at one point, when they went through the video frame-by- frame, he got up from the seat and walked up right next to the jur so that he could -- jury so that he could so close up for him. the jury is composed now of six women and six men. it's unclear how long they're going deliberate. tonight, brian, we're going to go back inside and keep tabs on things. >> all right. in the meantime, it's sentenceing day for the shooter involved in one of the

deadliest murder sprees in the district in recent memory. this afternoon, sims was sentenced to 25 years in prison. he pleaded guilty to second- degree murder and other charges after opening fire on a crowd of mourners on south capitol street in march of 2010. sims helped police identify five other suspects who were involved in several shootings over the week's period. another big story toight at 5, the prince georges police officer killed in the crash was not wearing a seatbelt. that was the finings about the accident that killed this man. he attended that -- john henrehan attended the briefing and joins us with more. john. >> reporter: the officer was not wearing a seatbelt, and he mate have been speeding. according to the police chief in prince georges county, he did not cause the accident, which claimed his life. given the tremendous impact of the police cruiser into the base of the utility pole, it may not have made a difference

in this case. a grim-faced chief of police revealed to reporters at the time of the accident thursday afternoon -- . >> we have also confirmed the officer was not wearing his seatbelt. >> reporter: offduty officer kevin bowden was heading northbound on branch avenue, a divided four-lane highway with the speed limit is 55 miles an hour, around 3:00 p.m. on thursday and when his cruiser was apparently hit by a white sport utility vehicle. >> the actions of the driver of the suv involved in the crash caused the collision. the drive her been in the left- turn lane and, at some point, made a decision to cross the traffic colliding with the cruiser. >> reporter: the charges will likely be filed later against the allegedly lane-changing woman who was driving the suv. police say show has been hospitalized since the accident. officer bowden, who was 28 years old, was a six-year veteran of the department. he moved back with his parents

in clinton to help care for his father who suffered a coach. -- stroke. the neighbor said the policeman went out of the way to react with young men in the area. >> perception is everything, you know that, you know, i think he would talk to him like may -- hey, man, pull your pants up or how are you going get a job looking like that? who is going to argue. >> reporter: officer boy bowden with an 11-year-old son and five-year-old daughter. the death in the vehicle comes only about two months after the death of another unbelted county officer who died on i-95 after losing control of his cruiser during a chase. officers in prince georges county are required to wear seatbelts in cars that are moving. chief mcgow said it's been stressed at roll call since the august accident, but it may be enhanced vehicle safety training, he said, beginning in december. will? >> all right, john henrehan. thank you. now details of a man

accused of secretly recording two women in their kind own. police have-from-howard county said the suspect here of columbia is in custody. the officers arrested him last nit. he knew the women and -- used a key he copied. he hid the video camera of the bedroom of one of the women in the room and videotaped other women in her bedroom and in the bathroom. they believe only 2 1/2 weeks away until election day. coming up fast, president obama is working for votes in our neck of the woods. the swing state of virginia. the latest on his stop of in -- stop in fairfax just ahead. and waiting until black friday to start your holiday shopping. you might pay more for your gifts. find out the best time to shop. >> we have some sunshine this afternoon. and then sunshine is helping to create some showers and some

thunderstorms. very, very narrow area. we'll tell but it. these folks, obviously, and they're stuck in traffic. the news will continue and we'll look at radar. again, there is some showers and storms out there.  man: to sosome people, social security is just a number. but to me, it's momoney that i earned. i count on social security. and i don't want washington politicians like george allen... privatizing it. if george allen wants to risk his own money on wall street... that's fine. but i don't want him risking mine. george allen just isn't watching out for us. anncr: the democratic senatorial campaign committee is... responsible for the content of this advertising.

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middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. . president obama was back on familiar ground today. at george mason university in fairfax, the president rallied with supporters and with 18 days left in the campaign. the focus today, women. as the president's -- president saw sought to drive home differences between himself and

mitt romney on gender issues. you would agree that women are crucial voting block. who needs this more, zoom romney or obama? >> they both won. clearly when you look at this right now, will, the president needs to hold on to the women's vote. he captured the women's vote handily in 2008. mitt romney started to encroach on that and, clearly, the democrats' point of vow, if they want to hold on to the white house, they have to hold on to the block of women voters. this is the second time, of course, in two weeks, that the president arrived on the campus of george mason university in fairfax in front of a crowd of 9,000 supporters and the president said mitt romney developed a.m. indonesia about his position, and the president went on to highlight his reform act, especially the healthcare reform law, the equal pay for equal, and he's pro-choice stance, he said, making him a better candidate for women's

issues. >> when the next president and congress protect the balance of the highest court in the land in a way that turns back the clock for women and families for decades to come, you don't want someone who needs to ask for binders of women. you don't want that guy. >> reporter: if you think that scene looks familiar and you have seen a lot out there, you have. this is the 45th president of the commonwealth since the start of the presidency and he's held 18 political events in pa virginia alone. >> 46 trips and you know he wants virginia, for sure. and light talk about this phrase, soccer mom. it's not a phrase you hear any. >> one of the big reasons, it's gotten antiquated, you know, in 2004, they were the ones who started saying this. listen, the idea of women driving around and going to

soccer practice is antiquated. women today in most families, they working their own jobs and have the same concerns as men in the households. they trying to reach out to the working women who were struggling with a lost issues that men are and where they are concentrating is specifically on the gender issues. contraceptive care, pro-choice, pro-life, the equal pay for equal work, the lily the presi today. these are key issues and keep in mind, "the associated press" when the president was leading in the polls in september, they looked at the undecide voters. eight% of the undecided women said that they were loaning toward possibly going for mitt romney and that is trouble for the campaign right now. and in this race that is razor thin, it's 48% to 48%. >> incredible. >> and north of the constituencies can afford to slip away from the democrats right now. if they want to hold on to the

white house, they have to hold on. >> all right, tom fitzgerald, thanks for the update. and talk about mitt romney for a moment. he heads to florida tonight for another campaign appearance in that key battleground statement in the meantime, a new campaign ad with the video of romney during the first debate, october 3rd and that is when things became very razor thin. it was the first debate and how to bring the two together to solve the country's economic problems. earlier today, romney's running mate paul ryan criticized the attack on the u.s. consulate saying the white house is misleading the country on how it happened. we want ton what you think about the race for the white house. use the hash tag fox 5 d.c. you decide to the two your thoughts and we'll use some for a new show debuting as election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 is what we're calling it and

that is focusing on local and national candidates, an issue during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday night at 6:30 here on fox 5 hosted by my coworker here, brian bolter. in tonight's consumer alert, more people shop on black friday than any other day of the year. are you getting the best bargain the day after thanksgiving? he's more. >> reporter: attention all shoppers, the door-busting deals on black friday might be anything but. in fact, price tags could be significantly less if you shop right now. president and ceo of price now website decide.com said that the best deals can be down before or after black friday and cybermonday. >> we brunched the data. -- we crunched the data. we found that bottom line, black friday's a myth. stay in bed. >> reporter: some of the items

you should buy now include watches and jewelry, which get more expensive as the season progresses and boots which can cost more. and flat screen tvs, buy now or wait until january and for the kids, the price and sellout and the data shows it's a good day to buy video game consoles like the xbox and small kitchen appliances like mixers and blenders and that might be worth it to wait on the. >> i joy pad or iphone. in new york, brenda buttner, fox news. turning to weather now and look outside. the commute, boy, things here, at least, moving slowly. >> and some showers depending on where you are and we're

seeing the rain, other people are not. >> and we're going go to the radar to see. what happened, we didn't have much sunshine and this front has been stubborn. it's held up to the west of the bay. and with sunshine, we have seen the showers and thunderstorms popping up. and they are fairly significant, too, it looks like. they move to the north- northeast, very little movement to the east, and we're expecting some very, very heavy rain here and they will continue, it looks like, for the next two to three hours or so as they slowly march with the front on off to the east and to the northeast. the temperatures right now, can you see with the sun breaking through, we jumped into the 70s. pretty much areawide, except along i-81. notice the temperatures for hagerstown and martinsburg and winchester, the temperatures are only in the 60s with the slightly cooler air behind the frontal system. in terms of the evening's

forecast, if you in the district to the east, i think we have a chance of lingering shower and thunderstorm, even a lingering shower to the east of the district at 9:00. and temperatures will be dropping into the upper 50s and overnight tonight, fair skies and a descent looking weekend forecast. and have not made changes here. we'll talk about that. >> all right, gary, looking forward to it. thank you. >> yeah. dozens of tsa agents could be fired. what they're accused of doing that landed them in hot water. and a burglar had no idea what he would find when he broke into this home. a 12-year-old girl armed with a gun. yup, that is right. she was not afraid to use it. those stories are coming up next. as governor, i cut five billion dollllars in spendg

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administration is recommending that 25 employees be fired and another 19 suspended. the agency launched an investigation last year after reports surfaced that some people were stealing items from people's luggage. the tsa uncovered other screening failures as well. a 12-year-old oklahoma girl took matters into her own hands, shooting a intruder during the home invasion. the daughter called her at work to say a stranger was ringing the doorbell. when she didn't answer, he kicked in the back door, when she told the daughter to grab the family gun, hide in the closet and call nineteen error 11. >> he was turning the door knob when she fired through the door. she did everything she was supposed to do and more, and we're absolutely so thankful that she is fine, and i admire my little girl a lot. >> the police arrested the intruder a short distance from

the house. after taken to the hospital -- after he was released from the hospital, he was taken to jail. the signs of a sexual predator. and maryland voters will decide on election day whether gambling can be expanded across the state. the details on a new "washington post" poll straight ahead. of the last four years. under the president's policies, middle income americans have been buried. they're just being crushed. middle-income americans have seen their income come down by $4,300. this is a tax in and of itself. i'll call it the economy tax. i'm not going to raise taxes on anyone. my plan is to bring down rates to get more people working. my priority is putting people back to work in america. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. mimillion dollars for marylanded one hundred schools.ty... question seven will double it. rushern baker: question seven will add table games and... a new casino, generating millions of dollars...

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victim. right? they want to figure out who they want to get in good graces with. >> that's right. and often the kids are loners, they're isolated and they're off apart from the pack, so to speak, and they will take notice of that. >> and they gaining the victim's trust, and like offering for free? >> that is correct. provide special treats, nicolas and they look at behaviors and target them and go for them. >> and we see here, pretending to be interested in the mother and there is filling a void. is there something, perhaps, a single mother out there could be aware of so they not putting out the wrong signals to attract those kind of people in. >> i don't know if it's putting off the right signal. and i think the offenders are calculated people and they know what they're doing, they're

master manipulators. the most important thing to certainly to know the signs and symptoms of the child sexual abuse and take care to focus on those things and we as a society need ton what we understand. >> not only mothers but fathers as well and what do we tell our children when they out of our eyesight and in the hands of people we should trust? >> there is information that is -- the developmental stages. even for a little one, for example, and there is what can is called my body belongs to me. an excellent book to reach four- and five-year-olds with and as they older, for example, in the schools and the churches and the clubs. the child sexual abuse can come in and do educational programs

for the kids and for their parents and the community as well. >> all right, dr. pamela, and do you have an e-mail or a website that people can go to for more information? >> absolutely. stop csa.org. i'll spell it, s-t-o-p-c-s- a.org. >> dr. pam -- pamela pine with stop the science. thank you very much. >> thank you. "the washington post" is out with the results of a new poll on voter attitudes on hot- button election issues this year and they asked whether they support a ballot issue on balloting. and he talked about the results with us earlier. >> let's get to the numbers that came out and this came out this morning. let's look at the numbers on the screen now. tell me what your thoughts year this. what this says about where the state stands now on gambling?

>> it's a statistical dead heat, within the margin of error and that is a dead heat among registered voters. so, this looks like it's going to go to the wire, basically, on whether the state approves expanded gambling and this would add table games like craps and roulette and black jack in addition to the video games they have, not live table games in addition to the video and a sixth casino in prince georges county, in addition to the five authorized. i think what is interesting about the results is four years ago, the state voted to have gamble negligent first place to allow them in the first place. just the video in five casinos. >> what is different this time? >> that is the question. i think there is a number of factors. i think some people think that,

enough already. some people are disgusted with all of the ads. i think that some people themon -- feel the money hasn't gone toward education as they hoped, hasn't been used the way they hoped and i think a big factor in this is that one of the, a casino company. >> right. >> is basically paying tens of millions of dollars to top this expansion of gambling. it owns the casino in west virginia. >> right. >> and it's funding a huge campaign to protect the interest in the west virginia casino. it doesn't want the competition. >> and not hitting out education. >> and it's not guaranteed that the money will go to education. and the way this works is the money does go in to an edge, all of the money from the state goes into an education trust

funds. the formulas are set by law and, basically, the general assembly could give less general fund money, if it wants it. >> replace it. >> through the, you know, take the money from one pot and put it in the other. if you're not necessarily, not necessarily going to have a net increase in educational funding because of this. >> "the washington post" has polls out on same-sex marriage and dream act questions on the maryland ballot. can you see the results from that poll and watch our entire interview on www.myfoxdc.com. click on mornings. next at 5, a warning about a popular halloween costume item and new details of a meningitis outbreak. what federal officials are confirming. confirming. as governor, i cut five billion dollars in spending

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marywe invest in them.umber one in america becauseogether but we can do even more. every year marylanders spend five hundred and fifty million dollars at casinos in other states. question 7 keeps that maryland money in maryland through expansion of gaming in maryland. it will mean hundreds of millions of dollars for our schools. as governor, i can promise you, that money will go to education. that's the law and that's what we'll do. vote for question seven.

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. we're going to try to talk with the jacksons. they're at the newly remodeled theatre performing tonight and that is coming your way in just a few minutes. right now, the jacksons are ready to rock the highway theatre. they will take the stage tonight as part of their 2012 unity tour and they're joining us live from the howard theatre and it's an honor to speak with you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> an honor to be here. >> i see you have the mic, germaine, feel free to pass it around. >> i will do that. >> back on stage together again, the first time in nearly three decades, what can your fans expect in. >> they can expect a lot of excitement. we're going to try a great

selection of songs of 40 years of music and we will hopefully put together what they love and what would impact the audience with the songs. >> andasmnesss when you were kids, including michael, right? >> yes. yes. >> yes. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> a walk down memory lane. >> and that is with some old photos and doing the songs and some of the latest stuff as well. >> i have to ask you, any songs you thought, no way, never going to be a hit and surprise it was? >> can you repeat that again? >> any songs you saw no way, it's not going to be a hit and, of course, it was? >> any song you that record that you thought would be a hit

and it was a hit. i'll tell you a quick story. >> no. >> what? [ indiscernible ] [ laughter ] >> oh, that is right. dancing machine. dancing machine. they didn't care for it too much. >> yeah. >> dancing machine. >> you sound pretty good there. >> i'm trying. a little falseeto there. in the 60s, guys, i understand you were doing six shows a night at the apollo and you were being driven around. touring the world has to be a lot of hard work. >> back in those days, you want to take it? >> you -- . >> yeah, we're trying to hear -- . >> we're trying to hear. back in the days, yes, it was a lot of work. were kids going to school at the same time and at the apollo

though iter and go to different places. some time on the weekends, we would go to perform at clubs and things of that nature. i was about nine years old, eight, 9 and we would get home about 3 in the morning and go to school. what i loved about it is that people used to throw money on the stage and we would put on our pocket and keep. >> i remember that. >> you remember that? >> yeah. >> a lot of the splits. >> i used to follow marlin around school to go to the candy store. he collected all of the money. >> he's no dummy. >> the music and fans have stood the test of time. why do you think that is when other genres have gone away? >> well, we have been able, blessed to do feel good music. when you do great music and have a great message, it will last and that is what we are blessed with and we'll continue to do that. we have always wanted to pass, not follow them. >> and back to michael for a

moment. i would imagine the good memories are what you focus on. i thought you might be able to share one memory from the big motown special years ago when he did the famous moon walk i understand he wanted to do something that stood out on stage and went to your mom. tell us that story? >> well, that moment at the motown, you know, the motown 25 with it was a magical show. michael didn't want to do television. we would go back stage and try to figure out what we were going do, and i think it was a conscience -- we said let's just hit a few things and do our thing and then my microphone had gone out, so michael gave me his and then michael came on to do billy jean. it was -- to see all of the acts and we wanted to be like

even michael. then, they were watching him in just -- in aw,. >> and didn't -- from your mom? i understand you wanted something that sparkled on stage. >> yeah, the -- the outfit he wore, he got it from my mother's club. that was something that she would, the secret and he loved it when it moved and it was just amazing. that she is what is so put -- put thriller into orbit and it went unbelievable with sales. >> it sure did. >> i thank you for putting up with our audio issues here. i know it was difficult and quickly, i know guy of -- day of, is there a time when people can come tonight? >> repeat that? >> any way people can get a ticket for tonight's show? >> come on down. >> just come on down and knock on the door, right? yes. come ---- . >> and join the party with us. >> yeah, and this is -- germaine jackson live at fox 5

news her -- . >> once again, unitsy church, the jacksons performing tonight at the howard theatre. jackie, teet oh, germaine, mar -- tito, germaine, marlon, thank you for spending time us where with us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> we thank our fans around the world for their support. >> thank you, washington. >> you're welcome. a good day at the office when you get to speak to a legend. >> i think they're going to be impressed with the howard theatre, too. >> and that is gorgeous. >> we're jealous. >> yeah job, and they say come on down. >> and how do i follow that? >> and they stick around in the washington area? >> and you never know what you're going get and if they stick around through the weekend, that is the treat. coming up on the seven-day forecast here in just a second and depending on where you're at, you're dry or wet and some showers are developing this

afternoon and evening. we start with a live radar to give you an idea taking place. the frontal system is to the west of the city. it was supposed to be just to the east of the city late this afternoon. and that was where the chance of showers or the thunderstorms were going to be the greatest station father tote west and to i-95 this afternoon and evening and the thunderstorms firing up. and not moving quickly to the east and mostly moving to the north-northeast last night and that is going to be slow to get them to the east and to the bay. they will probably take two, three hours and i think they will dissipate as well and before they go past the bay. in terms of what is happening, we're going to use sentinel radar and drilling down tighter here. can you see the movement with everything here, and this is a lot of heavy rain moving up and down to i-95. we have one cell that is

clearing, well, extreme eastern parts of prince william county there around dunphry and montclair and back to woodbridge, too and this is just crossing over the river into western parts of charles county. and waldorf, it's to the east, well to the west of you and slowly moving on off to the east. and we drove down a bit here in the city and again, a couple of waves and this is going to cross over 66, basically, and this is moving through arlington and alexandrea, and moving through arlington as well and to the north and east and to the north of us and west of owe-by-95. eventually, this will cross slowly over i-95 and bring folks some rain. no doubt, places like royal are getting wet here and we've had somecollege park as well and this is eventually heading on up to baltimore. we'll watch this the next few hours and i think there is a chance for that and sometimes

-- to help to fire up the showers and thunderstorms. 72 now here in the city. we have been warmer than that and cooler back out to the west and where the front is causing cooler temperatures. at 7:00, 66, and the showers possible and even as late as 9:00 and drying up late this evening and overnight and tomorrow is does not look bad and in the upper 60s and some clouds tomorrow afternoon, a spotty shower is possible and sunday looks gorgeous and bringing us clouds late day tomorrow and spotty showers. mostly fair out there and once we get through the showers and thunderstorms this evening, it will be nice overnight. the temperature gets down to 52 and here is how you see it tomorrow. lots of sunshine to start and we'll build clouds in the afternoon. have a spotty shower or two

late tomorrow and afternoon. on sunday, this is your accuweather seven-day forecast. sunday looks gorgeous and hard to get better on sunday, 68 degrees and look at the next few days next week. >> 74, 75, 76. >> they can add d.c. tour dates. >> i have to if they get a lot of people going there tonight. >> and weather like this for sure. thank you. >> yes. the man who brought sexy back tonight off of the market. justin timberlake is a married man. j.t. and actress jessica beal married in southern italy. they tell people.com the ceremony was beautiful. the details were top secret and even the guests didn't know where the wedding was taking place until the last minute. they got engaged 10 months ago. how an. >> i joy pad got three middle school student in hot water with the teacher. why they did her a favor and don't deserve to be punished. and a fear of stricter gun control laws leads to more

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. we're learning about a real life rags-to-riches story n. south carolina, a homeless man recently bought a $10 scratchoff ticket at this liquor store in greenville and turned out the man who wants to remain anonymous at this point, won 2$00,000. the store owner said he's happy for the customer. -- $200,000. >> he's going to buy a house. to see a person, you know, who gets $200,000 doesn't get a -- have a peppy. >> around the corner from the liquor store is a rescue mission. while the lottery winner often slept on the votes, he and other homeless people in the area would spend some time at the mission, whether it was divine intervention, friends of the lottery winner said he had a thought he might win and he

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